Genesis 13

1 Abram went up out of Egypt: he, his wife, and all his possessions, and Lot with him, into the Negev.

And Abram went up out of Egypt with his wife and all he had, and Lot with him, and they came in to the South.

2 Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

3 He went on his journeys from the Negev even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai;

4 to the place where he had first built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of God.

To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.

5 Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents;

6 The land was not able to support them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.

So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.

7 There was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived in the land at that time.

And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land.

8 Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.

Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

9 Isn't the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left."

Is not all the land before you? then let us go our separate ways: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; or if you take the right, I will go to the left.

10 Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, like the garden of God, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.

11 So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated from each other.

So Lot took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another.

12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Abram went on living in the land of Canaan, and Lot went to the lowland towns, moving his tent as far as Sodom.

13 Now the people of Sodom were evil, sinning greatly against God.

Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.

14 And God said to Abram after Lot had departed from him, "Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:

15 for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.

For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.

16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring also could be counted.

And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

17 Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth; for I will give it to you."

Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

18 Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to God.

And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.